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Insider Brief QNu Labs has launched QShield 2.0, the platform powering its National Cryptographic Assessment & Assurance Framework (NCAAF) for cryptographic discovery, risk assessment and continuous assurance. NCAAF uses five QShield 2.0 modules covering quantum entropy, quantum readiness risk assessment, quantum PKI, quantum vault and AI security. QNu Labs said the framework is intended to … Read more
Insider Brief Creotech Quantum has signed a €2.33 million European Space Agency project to develop and demonstrate superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors for quantum key distribution ground stations and advanced optical communications. Creotech Quantum will lead the 24-month consortium effort, receiving €1.2 million for work including detector electronics and software, testing and product-development planning. The project … Read more
Insider Brief A DOE advisory panel proposed a 2026–2028 quantum grand-challenge program to demonstrate independently validated scientific uses of fault-tolerant quantum computing before considering a national user facility. The roadmap identifies near-term applications in chemistry, catalysis, materials, fusion, particle and nuclear physics, and sensing, with progress measured by scientific results rather than qubit counts alone. … Read more
Yuval Boger interviews Tom Darras, CEO and co-founder of Welinq. They discuss how quantum networking uses shared entanglement to interconnect quantum processors, enabling modular scale-out clusters and quantum-safe connectivity between data centers. Tom explains the technical building blocks—qubit-photon interfaces, optical networks, entangled photon sources, and especially quantum memories—as well as the performance metrics that matter … Read more
Insider Brief EPB has launched an IonQ Forte Enterprise quantum computer at the EPB Quantum Center in Chattanooga, combining commercial quantum computing and networking at one facility. EPB Quantum Computing Fellows will be the system’s first users, followed by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga when the service opens commercially in early October. EPB, IonQ … Read more
Insider Brief The Quantum Kid’s latest episode explores quantum computing through gaming, featuring a Roblox-style game whose levels are generated by a real quantum computer rather than a standard game server, developed by MOTH Quantum’s James Wootton and MiTale’s Natasha Skult. 10-year-old host Kai also plays a live match of quantum chess against researcher Tamás … Read more
Insider Brief The Global Quantum + AI Challenge has entered its review period after Phase 1 drew more than 1,000 entrants addressing five enterprise-defined quantum computing problems. Finalists will compete in a November 2026–February 2027 proof-of-concept sprint with support from AWS, Classiq, South Carolina Quantum and MITRE, while five tracks offer a combined $200,000 in … Read more
By Dr. Darío Gil, the Under Secretary for Science at the U.S. Department of Energy. His office is the nation’s largest federal sponsor of basic research in the physical sciences, supporting all 17 National Laboratories of the United States, and responsible for programs including advanced computing, fusion, nuclear and high energy particle physics, basic energy … Read more
Insider Brief Quantum simulation uses quantum computers to model molecules, materials and other quantum systems that can be difficult to simulate efficiently on classical computers. Digital and analog quantum simulation take different approaches, with digital systems offering broader flexibility and analog systems targeting specific physical problems. Current quantum simulation remains largely at the research stage, … Read more
Insider Brief EigenQ has secured approximately $45 million in convertible-note financing to support commercialization of its quantum-safe security and trusted-infrastructure products ahead of its proposed Nasdaq listing. About $22.5 million was funded upfront, with the remainder expected at completion of EigenQ’s planned merger with Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp., which is targeted for the fourth quarter … Read more